STRICTA: is it time to do more?

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

George David Baxter¹  Priya Kannan¹  Suzanne M McDonough²  Margot Skinner¹  Lizhou Liu¹ 

[1]Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, 325 Great King Street, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand

[2]Centre for Health and Rehabilitation Technologies, Institute of Nursing and Health Research, School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster, Shore Road, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, Co Antrim, UK

关键词: Implementation;    Reporting guidelines;    Reporting quality;    Acupuncture;    STRICTA;   

Others  :  1217069
DOI  :  10.1186/s12906-015-0714-4

 received in 2015-01-27, accepted in 2015-06-09,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

In order to facilitate the completeness and transparency of reporting on randomized controlled trials undertaken using acupuncture interventions, a consensus group of international experts developed the Standards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials of Acupuncture (STRICTA) in 2002. This reporting guideline was updated in 2010, and was applicable to a broader range of acupuncture research, including uncontrolled trials and case reports. Subsequent evaluations have noted limitations on the impact of STRICTA in the reporting quality of acupuncture trials, and the description of acupuncture details remains poor. Thus improvement in the efficacy of the STRICTA guidelines is called for.

Discussion

We explored the STRICTA guidelines from four aspects, including the development procedure, validity assessment, endorsement and adherence, and citation situation. Based upon these findings, we provided five potential suggestions for further development of STRICTA.

Summary

STRICTA are valid reporting guidelines based on robust methodology and scientific content. However specific implementation strategies including: updating the STRICTA checklist; improving the STRICTA reporting efficiency; consistency with implementing the “Instructions for authors” for journals; establishing global STRICTA research centers; and expanding the STRICTA website, are needed. Such strategies will improve their utilization and impact positively on the quality of reporting on acupuncture research outcomes.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Liu et al.

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